COTCHAN v. STATE FARM FIRE & CAS CO.

Record No. 941858.

462 S.E.2d 78 (1995)

Barbara E. COTCHAN, et al. v. STATE FARM FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

September 15, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Thomas McGrath, Richmond, for appellants.

Edward H. Grove, III, Fairfax (Brault, Palmer, Grove, Zimmerman, White & Mims, on brief), for appellee.

Present: CARRICO, C.J., and COMPTON, STEPHENSON, WHITING, LACY, HASSELL and KEENAN, JJ.


STEPHENSON, Justice.

The sole issue in this appeal is whether an exclusion in an automobile insurance policy respecting payment of medical expense benefits conflicts with and is prohibited by statutory law.

State Farm Fire & Casualty Company (State Farm) filed a declaratory judgment proceeding against Barbara E. Cotchan, Wesley S. Cotchan, and Christopher J. Cotchan (collectively, the Cotchans), seeking a declaration that Christopher was not entitled to...

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